A spiderweb and a cobweb
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Once in class, a student asked me out of the blue, "Miss, do you know the difference between a spiderweb and a cobweb?"
A word of explanation: no, I don't teach biology. And no, this wasn't an English lesson on spiders or any other animals. The remark was simply off the subject. Yes, it happens. I'd say it's quite a regular thing...
Yet, that student caught my attention.
I looked at him and said, "No, I don't know what the difference between a spideweb and a cobweb is. Do you?"
"Yes," he said. "A spiderweb is a spiderweb as long as the spider dwells in it. Once the spider's gone, it turns into a cobweb."
How logical, isn't it?
And how wonderful that we have words to name our world. This precious, priceless world, with myriads of creatures, places, phenomena and nuances of them all.
***
An afterthought: how great that such moments occur in a classroom where, idealistically, everybody should be doing only what is allowed in or assigned to the classroom circumstances.
How incredible our human nature is that we suddenly notice or remember things we need to say, to share with others now, no matter what. So what if it doesn't belong in the lesson plan?
Or, maybe, it does.
Or, it should. Even if I, or any other teacher, say, again, "Would you stop talking and concentrate on your task?"
A piece of advice: don't listen to us.
Break the silence. Dare irritate the teacher. Be you. Thank heavens and Earth for you, students of classes 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b and of other classes, and for all the students that went before you. All of you who regularly got, have got, get, and, hopefully, will keep getting on my - and other teachers' - nerves.
I miss you a lot.
See you in the school in due time.
***
An afterthought: how great that such moments occur in a classroom where, idealistically, everybody should be doing only what is allowed in or assigned to the classroom circumstances.
How incredible our human nature is that we suddenly notice or remember things we need to say, to share with others now, no matter what. So what if it doesn't belong in the lesson plan?
Or, maybe, it does.
Or, it should. Even if I, or any other teacher, say, again, "Would you stop talking and concentrate on your task?"
A piece of advice: don't listen to us.
Break the silence. Dare irritate the teacher. Be you. Thank heavens and Earth for you, students of classes 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b and of other classes, and for all the students that went before you. All of you who regularly got, have got, get, and, hopefully, will keep getting on my - and other teachers' - nerves.
I miss you a lot.
See you in the school in due time.
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